Another Mystery Illness Rocks England After Spy’s Poisoning

MATT DUNHAM and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Jul 4, 2018 Counterterrorism detectives and local police are investigating after a couple fall critically ill from exposure to an unknown substance a few miles from where a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in March. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chemical Weapons Team Kept From Alleged Attack Site in Syria

SARAH EL DEEB and NATALIYA VASILEYVA / The Associated PRess Apr 16, 2018 Inspectors' lack of access to Douma has left unanswered questions about the April 7 attack that prompted a military response by the U.S. and two allies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. to Hit Russia With New Sanctions Over Syria

HOPE YEN and ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Apr 15, 2018 U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley indicates that the sanctions will be aimed at sending a message to Russia for enabling the government of Bashar Assad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Mission Accomplished’ in Syria, Trump Declares on Twitter

ROBERT BURNS, JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2018 But Syrian allies Russia and Iran call the use of force by Western allies a "military crime" and "act of aggression" with the potential to worsen a humanitarian crisis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Warns Assad: ‘Big Price to Pay’ for Fatal Syria Attack

JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Apr 8, 2018 President Trump condemns a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, calls the Syrian president an "animal," and threatens unspecified consequences. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Russian Explanation of the Mass Poisoning in Syria Could Be True

By Theodore A. Postol Apr 26, 2017 Evidence shows the deadly poison could have come from the bombing of an ammunition depot, not from a nerve gas attack. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Report: 48 Dead Due to Alleged Poisoning in Venezuelan Jail

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 12, 2014 The exact cause of the inmates' deaths has been the subject of conflicting reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Was Yasser Arafat Assassinated?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 7, 2013 A report out of Switzerland suggests the deceased Palestinian leader may have been poisoned with polonium-210, the same radioactive substance used to kill former Russian FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Are a Guinea Pig

By David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz, TomDispatch Apr 30, 2013 A hidden epidemic is poisoning America. The toxins are in the air we breathe and the water we drink, in the walls of our homes and the furniture within them. The culprit behind this silent killer is lead, vinyl, formaldehyde and thousands more innovations brought to us by the industries that once promised “better living through chemistry." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Deadly Poison Found in Letter Addressed to Obama

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 17, 2013 Authorities believe a letter sent to President Obama containing a suspicious substance that tested positive for ricin came from the same person who mailed an envelope that was also filled with the deadly toxin to a Republican senator. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poison Sent to Senator’s Office, Erik Rush’s Incendiary Tweet, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 17, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the release of a post-9/11 torture report that lays the blame squarely at the feet of the nation's highest officeholders and the unveiling of a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arafat Exhumed: Was the Palestinian Leader Poisoned?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 Swiss, French and Russian scientists will conduct tests on samples taken from the body of Yasser Arafat, the first Palestinian Authority president whose official cause of death eight years ago is listed as stroke, but whose personal items were found to contain traces of polonium-210. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )